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martha, thank you and martha, by the way will have much more on the terror threat later on this week when she speaks with america's highest ranks military officer, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. >> but now let's get the morning's other top stories from ron claiborne including breaking news. >> that's right, bianna, and dan, the clock seems to be running out for alex rodriguez of the yankees. good morning, everyone. new reports this morning about rodriguez, a-rod and a possible suspension that could keep him out of the game of baseball for a very long time. just as alex rodriguez insists he will play for the yankees again, sources tell our sister station, espn, that the slugger will be suspended on monday likely through the end of the 2014 season. /total of 214 regular season games. >> baseball wants something significant. they want him off the field at least through next year. they are still thinking very seriously about a lifetime ban. >> reporter: a-rod reportedly tried to approach major league baseball and the yankees to try to reach some kind o
martha, thank you and martha, by the way will have much more on the terror threat later on this week when she speaks with america's highest ranks military officer, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. >> but now let's get the morning's other top stories from ron claiborne including breaking news. >> that's right, bianna, and dan, the clock seems to be running out for alex rodriguez of the yankees. good morning, everyone. new reports this morning about...
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good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. egyptian security forces overnight arrested the spiritual head of the muslim brotherhood, took him away. they have detained him. all the egyptian security forces wearing bulletproof vests. this is all of the muslim brotherhood leadership that's been arrested. this adds to the tension here, although, they have put in a replacement as the spiritual head right now. we are actually over tahrir square. it seems fairly calm here this morning. there's a few tents set up. fairly peaceful. we just don't know what's coming next. >> and talk about turnabouts. some reports that the former president, mubarak, who has been under arrest for much of the last year, might actually be released? >> reporter: there are a lot of headlines here this morning that he could be released. but there's so many legal maneuvers they would have to go through. it's seen as doubtful. even though headlines create tension, george. >> i would imagine so. and meanwhile, the united states saying for now, at least, they will
good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. egyptian security forces overnight arrested the spiritual head of the muslim brotherhood, took him away. they have detained him. all the egyptian security forces wearing bulletproof vests. this is all of the muslim brotherhood leadership that's been arrested. this adds to the tension here, although, they have put in a replacement as the spiritual head right now. we are actually over tahrir square. it seems fairly calm here this...
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good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george and elizabeth. this region is bracing for a possible military attack on syria, which could come soon. this morning potential targets have been identified, allies consulted, and military commanders await only the green light to launch attacks. these images seen around the world have had a profound effect in washington. secretary of state john kerry saying in no uncertain terms that what the assad regime has done will not go unpunished. >> make no mistake, president obama believes there must be accountability for those who would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people. >> reporter: for kerry the attacks seemed personal. >> as a father, i can't get the image out of my head of a man who held up his dead child, wailing while chaos swirled around him. >> reporter: while the administration is convinced a chemical attack occurred, the u.n. is proceeding with its investigation. those inspectors who came under sniper fire donning bulletproof vests to interview survivors
good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george and elizabeth. this region is bracing for a possible military attack on syria, which could come soon. this morning potential targets have been identified, allies consulted, and military commanders await only the green light to launch attacks. these images seen around the world have had a profound effect in washington. secretary of state john kerry saying in no uncertain terms that what the assad regime has done will not go...
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martha, we're hearing that they're ready to go alone. but hoping to put together some time of coalition. >> reporter: they are. time is running out, george. the president wishes he didn't have to go it alone. but he's entirely willing to do that. we have the warships, and cruise missiles, and a fifth destroyer packed with cruise missiles in the mediterranean. >> so much signaling now that it will be a strike. that's giving the syrians warnings and plenty of ability to prepare and counter that. >> reporter: there's reports out of syria, that the syrian regime is moving important people, experts, out of important buildings and airfields. and reports they are bringing busloads of other people in. that might mean they would have images of dead people they would say were caused by the bombs. or try to use them as human shields. which probably wouldn't work. >> the other big question, what kind of retaliation should the united states and the west expect in the event of a syrian strike? and you just came from israel, which is clearly going to b
martha, we're hearing that they're ready to go alone. but hoping to put together some time of coalition. >> reporter: they are. time is running out, george. the president wishes he didn't have to go it alone. but he's entirely willing to do that. we have the warships, and cruise missiles, and a fifth destroyer packed with cruise missiles in the mediterranean. >> so much signaling now that it will be a strike. that's giving the syrians warnings and plenty of ability to prepare and...
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good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. the u.s. is more convinced than ever before that this was a chemical attack and it is now up to president obama to decide what to do. the images, the evidence gathered in the attack have prompted this morning the u.s. secretary of state to issue the strongest statement to date, john kerry, saying the u.s. has very little doubt that a chemical weapon was used by the syrian regime last week killing hundreds or as many as a thousand syrian civilians. in the region this morning, possible options for a response are being discussed. the u.s. chairman of the joint chiefs and head of central command holding meetings with counterparts from across the region in amman. u.s. navy destroyers and submarines are now positioned in the mediterranean sea armed with cruise missiles ready to carry out strikes inside syria if the president orders them. fighter jets are at the ready, as well, although the jets themselves would not cross into syrian airspace. >> we will use our aircraft and our bombers to launch gli
good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. the u.s. is more convinced than ever before that this was a chemical attack and it is now up to president obama to decide what to do. the images, the evidence gathered in the attack have prompted this morning the u.s. secretary of state to issue the strongest statement to date, john kerry, saying the u.s. has very little doubt that a chemical weapon was used by the syrian regime last week killing hundreds or as many as a thousand...
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martha raddatz has been tracking the threats that led to the closing. are the embassies opening again now because u.s. officials believe the drone strikes actually got the plotters? >> george, officials say the plotters of this specific plan were not killed in strikes in yemen, but the dead are part of the network of terrorists trying to kill americans. intelligence officials believe the plan was to send a truck bomb into the u.s. embassy there. but a senior u.s. official, that because of the actions taken, the terrorists have likely moved the explosives out of the vehicle and changing tactics. adding that we think that the imminent threat dispated, but fear they have gone back to ground waiting for the next opportunity to strike. this immediate threat may have passed, but the threat of terrorism never passed. >> they believe that the nsa surveillance programs helped track the emerging threat. the president announced some reforms on friday in those programs. and had tough words for the nsa leaker edward snowden, said he was not a patriot. take a look. >
martha raddatz has been tracking the threats that led to the closing. are the embassies opening again now because u.s. officials believe the drone strikes actually got the plotters? >> george, officials say the plotters of this specific plan were not killed in strikes in yemen, but the dead are part of the network of terrorists trying to kill americans. intelligence officials believe the plan was to send a truck bomb into the u.s. embassy there. but a senior u.s. official, that because of...
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he and his family begin their summer break today on martha's vineyard. when he returns to washington, all of the challenges are waiting for him. >> i picture moments in martha's vineyard when he marches michelle into the kitchen and shows off clean dishes. >> the slouch boy kid comment. >> the translation of that must have been great. >> i'll tell you that next time. >>> now, to ron claiborne with the other top developing stories this morning. >> good morning, everyone. in the news, all but one of the american embassies that were closed last week because of terror concerns are now set to reopen tomorrow. the state department says 18 of the 19 embassies located throughout north africa and the middle east will reopen. the one however in yemen, that one will remain closed. >>> and fire crews slowly getting control of a massive wildfire in southern california. the fire covering some 25-square miles or about 16,000 acres. the fire is 40% contained. two dozen homes have been destroyed and hundreds others evacuated. >>> and the embattled mayor of san diego, bob
he and his family begin their summer break today on martha's vineyard. when he returns to washington, all of the challenges are waiting for him. >> i picture moments in martha's vineyard when he marches michelle into the kitchen and shows off clean dishes. >> the slouch boy kid comment. >> the translation of that must have been great. >> i'll tell you that next time. >>> now, to ron claiborne with the other top developing stories this morning. >> good...
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abc's martha raddatz has the very latest now from washington. martha, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, josh. this was a dramatic overnight operation under high security. almost all u.s. personnel loaded onto an air force c-17 to fly them to safety. the ambassador himself is already in washington and will not likely be returning any time soon. this plot leads to the highest levels of al qaeda and the man who was once bin laden's closest associate. a senior u.s. official tells abc news that it was ayman al zawahiri from somewhere in pakistan who directed al wuhayshi, the head of yemen's al qaeda to carry out an attack with significance. u.s. intelligence intercepted the communication between the two men, which prompted the closure of embassies throughout the mideast, africa and south asia. >> this group is fairly ingenious, fairly bold and eager to cause damage. >> reporter: the initial target is believed to be the u.s. embassy in yemen. and this morning, this is why the state department has ordered the evacuation of all non-emergen
abc's martha raddatz has the very latest now from washington. martha, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, josh. this was a dramatic overnight operation under high security. almost all u.s. personnel loaded onto an air force c-17 to fly them to safety. the ambassador himself is already in washington and will not likely be returning any time soon. this plot leads to the highest levels of al qaeda and the man who was once bin laden's closest associate. a senior u.s. official...
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martha raddatz in washington. >>> all right, robin. we turn to judgment day for some of baseball's biggest stars. the yankees' alex rodriguez headlines a list of players expected to be suspended today for using performance-enhancing drugs, and rodriguez is vowing to not go down without a fight. abc's paula faris has been following the story for us. paula, good morning. >> already, the headlines not kind to rodriguez. this is going to dominate the news cycle which is exactly what the league wants to happen. now, alex rodriguez along with a dozen others expected to be suspended under the league's drug policy in just a few hours, but most likely even that will not stop rodriguez from starting in tonight's game against the chicago white sox. even as he faces the very real possibility he'll be suspended, alex rodriguez says he still is on his way to the windy city this morning. >> yeah, i'm flying to chicago. >> reporter: he's tentatively slated to start at third base for the yankees tonight but not even his team is sure what will happen. >
martha raddatz in washington. >>> all right, robin. we turn to judgment day for some of baseball's biggest stars. the yankees' alex rodriguez headlines a list of players expected to be suspended today for using performance-enhancing drugs, and rodriguez is vowing to not go down without a fight. abc's paula faris has been following the story for us. paula, good morning. >> already, the headlines not kind to rodriguez. this is going to dominate the news cycle which is exactly what...
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martha raddatz with the latest from cairo. thank you. >>> the embattled mayor of san diego has reached a settlement in the sexual harassment lawsuit against him. it's not clear if the deal will lead to bob filner's resignation. but he was seen packing boxes into his car outside city hall last night. 18 women have accused the mayor of improper behavior. >>> and a military drill in russia caught quite a few beachgoers by surprise when it went a little offcourse or let's say a lot offcourse. look at that. no one was injured remarkably when this giant hovercraft charged ashore on to a crowded beach. the paratroopers swooped in and cleared the area. the russian military says such landings are routine. and they were surprised people were on the beach. it is august, just saying. >>> and finally, we've been hearing a lot about them lately. but we rarely ever get to see a sinkhole happen, right before our eyes. watch these trees completely disappear into a sinkhole. this is in a louisiana bayou. this video shot by local officials. and
martha raddatz with the latest from cairo. thank you. >>> the embattled mayor of san diego has reached a settlement in the sexual harassment lawsuit against him. it's not clear if the deal will lead to bob filner's resignation. but he was seen packing boxes into his car outside city hall last night. 18 women have accused the mayor of improper behavior. >>> and a military drill in russia caught quite a few beachgoers by surprise when it went a little offcourse or let's say a...
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good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. the u.s. has a slew of evidence about this chemical attack, including intercepted conversations between syrian commanders. the u.s. and its allies have had massive surveillance operations, aimed at syria, since the conflict began. focusing especially on its chemical weapons stockpiles, which contains hundreds of tons of mustard and sarin gas. satellite have been monitoring whatever possible. abc news has learned that part of the intelligence the u.s. has gathered in the apparent chemical attack of august 21st, came from just such an intercept, one with a syrian commander. foreign policy reports that one panicked call was between an official at the syrian ministry of defense, and the leader of a chemical weapons unit. this evidence, coupled with the horrific images, interviews with survivors and the doctors who treated them, is what has convinced the u.s. at the highest level, is no doubt that the attack, which likely killed upwards of 1,000 people, was carried out by the syrian regime. >> the
good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. the u.s. has a slew of evidence about this chemical attack, including intercepted conversations between syrian commanders. the u.s. and its allies have had massive surveillance operations, aimed at syria, since the conflict began. focusing especially on its chemical weapons stockpiles, which contains hundreds of tons of mustard and sarin gas. satellite have been monitoring whatever possible. abc news has learned that part of the...
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martha raddatz is co-anchoring. >> all right, dan, turn now to the devastating diagnoses that silenced linda ronstadt. she's had a decade-long battle with parkinson's disease. ♪ i've looked all my life >> she's been singing all her life, but now that golden voice has been silenced. ♪ when will i hide below once known as the highest paid woman in rock, she has parkinson's disease and can no longer sing. ♪ i'm going back someday come what may to blue bayou ♪ songs like blue buy you and you're no good helped ka that put her career that won her 11 grammys. she spoke to aarp magazine saying parkinson's is hard to diagnosis. when i went to a neurologist and he said, oh, you have parkinson's disease, i was completely shocked. i wouldn't have suspected that in a million, billion years. diagnosed eight months ago, she's been experiencing symptoms for eight years. originally attributing the inability to sing to a tick bite, and her quivering hands to a shoulder operation. she announced her retirement in 2011 and focused her life on her two children. she's now speaking out on the sad real
martha raddatz is co-anchoring. >> all right, dan, turn now to the devastating diagnoses that silenced linda ronstadt. she's had a decade-long battle with parkinson's disease. ♪ i've looked all my life >> she's been singing all her life, but now that golden voice has been silenced. ♪ when will i hide below once known as the highest paid woman in rock, she has parkinson's disease and can no longer sing. ♪ i'm going back someday come what may to blue bayou ♪ songs like blue...
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>> martha raddatz, in washington. thank you for that. obviously, cannot be too careful here. >>> now, to that dramatic confrontation in a cleveland courtroom. michelle knight, coming face-to-face with the man who held her captive for more than a decade. abc's alex perez is there. with the details. everyone was riveted in that courtroom. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning to you, amy. ariel castro is waking up in isolation before he's moved to prison. now, michelle knight is tiny. so small, her rescuers initially thought she was a child. but in court, she stood tall, like a tower of strength in court. this morning, ariel castro is waking up, locked in a prison cell for life. a fate one of the women he locked up for 11 long years described as fitting. >> the death penalty would be so much easier. you don't deserve that. you deserve to spend life in prison. i can forgive you. but i'll never forget. >> reporter: in court thursday, michelle knight bravely confronted the man who tormented her. never looking at castro. but describing to him
>> martha raddatz, in washington. thank you for that. obviously, cannot be too careful here. >>> now, to that dramatic confrontation in a cleveland courtroom. michelle knight, coming face-to-face with the man who held her captive for more than a decade. abc's alex perez is there. with the details. everyone was riveted in that courtroom. >> reporter: absolutely. good morning to you, amy. ariel castro is waking up in isolation before he's moved to prison. now, michelle knight...
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we say good morning to you, martha. >> reporter: good morning, lara. this interview comes right as they arrested more members of the muslim brother mid, which could mean more bloodshed. more than 1,000 supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi, now dead. and now, this morning, almost all of the senior leadership of his muslim brotherhood, in custody. including the spiritual leader, carted away by egyptian security. egypt's prime minister told me, the leader was inciting violence. >> there are some accusations that he was talking, provoking hatred. >> reporter: but the prime minister acknowledged the brutal crackdown could mean prolonged bloodshed, which is exactly what worries america, in a country, an ally that's been vital to the stability of this region. are you worried that the muslim brotherhood is going to radicalize? that this will drive them underground and be more of a problem? >> i think this is a risk. >> reporter: and the killing of the supporters of the democratically-elected president, the prime minister compared it to the u.s. involve
we say good morning to you, martha. >> reporter: good morning, lara. this interview comes right as they arrested more members of the muslim brother mid, which could mean more bloodshed. more than 1,000 supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi, now dead. and now, this morning, almost all of the senior leadership of his muslim brotherhood, in custody. including the spiritual leader, carted away by egyptian security. egypt's prime minister told me, the leader was inciting violence....
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martha raddatz will be anchoring live from the region. >>> meanwhile, the president spent the friday pushing his new education reform proposal. one of his stops, a town hall in binghamton, new york. among the president's proposals, reducing college costs for students and cutting law school from three years to two years. >>> vice president joe biden joined the president on his bus tour. and he made his first public comments about his son's health scare. beau biden was treated at a cancer center in houston this week, after experiencing weakness and disorientation. he was released on thursday. but very little has been said about what might be wrong there. speaking in his hometown of scranton on friday, biden assured everyone that beau was doing well. >> i just want you all to know, since so many of you have asked me about my son, not only good to be here. but good at home in delaware. my son, beau's, fine. >> beau biden suffered a stroke in 2010. and vice president biden had surgery for an aneurysm back in 1988. >>> music legend linda ronstadt, making a shocking announcement about her h
martha raddatz will be anchoring live from the region. >>> meanwhile, the president spent the friday pushing his new education reform proposal. one of his stops, a town hall in binghamton, new york. among the president's proposals, reducing college costs for students and cutting law school from three years to two years. >>> vice president joe biden joined the president on his bus tour. and he made his first public comments about his son's health scare. beau biden was treated...
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martha raddatz is there. good morning, martha. >> reporter: we have breaking news out of cairo this morning. the former president hosni mubarak who has been in prison for more than two years is set to be released, a court has taken a new look at the charges against him, his lawyers said that he could be released as soon as tomorrow. we talked to the prime minister about this possibility yesterday. he gave some strong hints. there's story that hosni mubarak might be freed? >> i understand that the judge has acquitted him from some of the accusations. we are -- we welcome anything according to the law. we respect our justice department. and whatever they -- and we would like this to be taken as a sign that we would go along the rule of law. >> so you would like to see him released? >> it's not a matter of i like to see him or not like -- i would like to see them have a fair and legal trial. >> this doesn't mean that hosni mubarak would reclaim power. he's 85 years old. he has been in very ill health. but this c
martha raddatz is there. good morning, martha. >> reporter: we have breaking news out of cairo this morning. the former president hosni mubarak who has been in prison for more than two years is set to be released, a court has taken a new look at the charges against him, his lawyers said that he could be released as soon as tomorrow. we talked to the prime minister about this possibility yesterday. he gave some strong hints. there's story that hosni mubarak might be freed? >> i...
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president obama has started his eight-day summer vacation on martha's vineyard. they boarded a flight yesterday. >> meanwhile, the race to replace president obama in iowa appears to be in full swing even though the election is more than three years out. let's bring in george stephanopoulos, host of "this week." i think we have 29 months before the election. what is going on? >> but it's only two years until the iowa straw poll. >> two years. >> iowa, the first caucus state. it launched president obama back in 2008. and this is a wide open race, particularly on the republican side. what was so interesting about what was happening in iowa, a lot of contenders out there, ted cruz out there, his second or third trip to iowa. rick santorum did so well by visiting every county. they know this is a big prize on the republican side and no heir apparent. on the democratic side, a rally for hillary clinton. claire mccaskill out there pumping for hillary. it looks like this was a tough state for her four years ago. right now that nomination is hers for the taking barring a
president obama has started his eight-day summer vacation on martha's vineyard. they boarded a flight yesterday. >> meanwhile, the race to replace president obama in iowa appears to be in full swing even though the election is more than three years out. let's bring in george stephanopoulos, host of "this week." i think we have 29 months before the election. what is going on? >> but it's only two years until the iowa straw poll. >> two years. >> iowa, the first...
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president obama has started his eight-day summer vacation on martha's vineyard. he and michelle boarded a flight yesterday. >> meanwhile, this weekend, in the key state of iowa, the race to replace president obama appears to be in full swing, everyone though the election is somewhere than three years out. let's bring in george stephanopoulos, host of "this week." i have never been good at math. but i think we have got 29 months before the election. what is going on? both parties holding events this weekend. >> but it's only two years until the iowa straw polls. that's why everybody is out there. >> two years. >> iowa, the first caucus state. we all know how important it is. it launched president obama back in 2008. and this is a wide-open race, particularly on the republican side. what was so interesting about what was happening in iowa, a lot of contenders out there. people like ted cruz out there, his second or third tripe to iowa this year. you had rick santorum going again. he did so well last time by visiting every county. they all know this is a big prize n
president obama has started his eight-day summer vacation on martha's vineyard. he and michelle boarded a flight yesterday. >> meanwhile, this weekend, in the key state of iowa, the race to replace president obama appears to be in full swing, everyone though the election is somewhere than three years out. let's bring in george stephanopoulos, host of "this week." i have never been good at math. but i think we have got 29 months before the election. what is going on? both parties...
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. >> i'm joined by martha raddatz. this crisis has been unfolding for months, and it's a case-study in u.s. impotence. the u.s. tries to press the brotherhood to open up. the president condemns the crackdown, no difference there. >> we seem to have no leverage in egypt. we have seen no change. everything the u.s. asks for, nothing happens. that's what's happened over the last few weeks. military to military, back off, don't go in, they go in and do it. the president has not taken away, made any indication he will take away the $1.3 billion in military aid, and i don't think you'll see the president try to take that away. they're trying to get a plan together before congress comes back. what do we do, but right now there is no plan or leverage except for military equipment. >> but you see more cause of senators mccain and graham, saying it's time to suspend aid. and if the military continues, the crackdown, won't
. >> i'm joined by martha raddatz. this crisis has been unfolding for months, and it's a case-study in u.s. impotence. the u.s. tries to press the brotherhood to open up. the president condemns the crackdown, no difference there. >> we seem to have no leverage in egypt. we have seen no change. everything the u.s. asks for, nothing happens. that's what's happened over the last few weeks. military to military, back off, don't go in, they go in and do it. the president has not taken...
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is president wrapping up his vacation at martha's vineyard. we have images of the president playing golf yesterday with larry david. aside from him being on vacation, he's coming back to a lofty, lofty administration. and he's got immigration reform, gun control, a deficit deal. what, if any, can he accomplish? >> he's got a big fall coming up. that is why he cut his vacation short. he only went eight days this year instead of the normal two weeks. and the big problem for the president is they're facing three showdowns with the congress over shutting down the government, over the debt limit over the sequester, which has already led to severe cuts in government funding. and the president has precious little leverage there. but he believes and the white house believes that the republican party is in an even weaker position. that if they shut down the government over their cause to defund obamacare, they will relegate themselves to a minority status for a generation. >> they have a lot on their plate domestically and internationally. all right, g
is president wrapping up his vacation at martha's vineyard. we have images of the president playing golf yesterday with larry david. aside from him being on vacation, he's coming back to a lofty, lofty administration. and he's got immigration reform, gun control, a deficit deal. what, if any, can he accomplish? >> he's got a big fall coming up. that is why he cut his vacation short. he only went eight days this year instead of the normal two weeks. and the big problem for the president is...
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. >>> and president obama back at the white house after wrapping his vacation on martha's vineyard over the weekend, they arrived at the white house late last night. president obama played six rounds of golf before leaving for home. this week the president heads to upstate new york and pennsylvania where he'll continue his campaign stump speeches on the economy. >>> a couple of surprises at the box office this weekend. "the butler" is the top earner with $25 million. meanwhile, the comedy "we're the millers" second with nearly 18 million. "elysium" third, noticeably absent, "jobs." >>> a ferrari set a world record, not in speed. now the most expensive car ever soiltd at a public auction, 1967 ferrari, 275 spider, only ten built. the former owner, the great part of this, say all proceeds are going to charity. good for them. >> that's great. makes it even sweeter. she sure is pretty. >>> we turn now to oscar pistorius, as expected he has been indicted on charges of murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend. this morning in africa, abc's rob nelson is in pretoria for us this morning.
. >>> and president obama back at the white house after wrapping his vacation on martha's vineyard over the weekend, they arrived at the white house late last night. president obama played six rounds of golf before leaving for home. this week the president heads to upstate new york and pennsylvania where he'll continue his campaign stump speeches on the economy. >>> a couple of surprises at the box office this weekend. "the butler" is the top earner with $25 million....
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. >>> let's hope president obama's golf game improves as he enjoys vacation on martha's vineyard. got off to a rough start. he rolled the first attempt on the first green. and left that short. and then, oh, that second one. oh, boy. you know, if the president -- he picks it up after that one. >> does he get a mulligan? >> the president gets whatever he wants. >> a rough foursome there. not like he wasn't trying. that is body english. >> is that a move to get it in? >> apparently. boy, hey, president obama, if we play, you can pick that up. that's all i'm saying. >> wise move. wise move. >> who wants cameras watching them on the golf course. >> i can't do it when one guy and a raccoon is watching. >>> now we turn to the wet weather leading to flooding in so many parts of the country. and more rain expected, again today. ginger zee is in for sam this morning with a look at that. the colorado springs area hit so hard is also in the zone again? >> right, that same town, manitou springs. this is right now. they'll be under watch this afternoon and evening. a huge part of the country sl
. >>> let's hope president obama's golf game improves as he enjoys vacation on martha's vineyard. got off to a rough start. he rolled the first attempt on the first green. and left that short. and then, oh, that second one. oh, boy. you know, if the president -- he picks it up after that one. >> does he get a mulligan? >> the president gets whatever he wants. >> a rough foursome there. not like he wasn't trying. that is body english. >> is that a move to get it...
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. >>> and, finally, let's hope president obama's golf game improves as he enjoys vacation on martha's vineyard. got off to bit of a rough start. reporters were watching. as he rolled the first attempt on the first green. and left that short. and then, oh, that second one. oh, boy. you know, if the president -- he picks it up after that one. >> does he get a mulligan? >> geez. >> the president gets whatever he wants. >> a rough foursome there. so, a three-putt on hole 1. look at that. not like he wasn't trying. that is body english. >> is that a move to get it in? >> apparently. boy, hey, president obama, if we play, you can pick that up. that's all i'm saying. >> wise move. wise move. >> who wants cameras watching them on the golf course? >> you know how hard that is. that's terrible. i can't do it when one guy and a raccoon is watching. >>> we're going to turn now to the rescue of hannah anderson. now reunited with her father after a massive manhunt that stretched from southern california all the way to idaho. ryan owens is in boise with the latest. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: g
. >>> and, finally, let's hope president obama's golf game improves as he enjoys vacation on martha's vineyard. got off to bit of a rough start. reporters were watching. as he rolled the first attempt on the first green. and left that short. and then, oh, that second one. oh, boy. you know, if the president -- he picks it up after that one. >> does he get a mulligan? >> geez. >> the president gets whatever he wants. >> a rough foursome there. so, a three-putt on...